A new study by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirms that the reflective tape now being required to make trailers on big trucks easier … [Read more...] about New NHTSA Study Confirms Reflective Tape on Big Trucks Reduces Crashes, Fatalities
Prevention
Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment
To better understand worker injury risks, NIOSH reviewed the current literature on highway safety, analyzed data on worker fatalities in the highway and street construction industry, and held a … [Read more...] about Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment
Fatality Investigation Report: Flagger Killed When Struck by Dump Truck, During Road Construction in Washington State
On October 18, 1999, a 45-year-old female "flagger" died after being struck by a dump truck as it was backing up in a residential road construction site. The flagger (victim) was working with a … [Read more...] about Fatality Investigation Report: Flagger Killed When Struck by Dump Truck, During Road Construction in Washington State
Construction Laborer Dies After a Water Truck and Scraper Collide – South Carolina
A 30-year-old construction laborer (the victim) died at a highway construction site when the vehicle he was driving collided with an earth-moving vehicle (scraper). Throughout the day the victim had … [Read more...] about Construction Laborer Dies After a Water Truck and Scraper Collide – South Carolina
Asphalt Milling Superintendent Crushed Under Asphalt Milling Machine, Virginia
On August 5, 1994, a 40-year-old male asphalt milling superintendent (the victim) was crushed when the asphalt milling machine he was operating overturned off a transporter (lo-boy) trailer. The … [Read more...] about Asphalt Milling Superintendent Crushed Under Asphalt Milling Machine, Virginia
Laborer Dies After Being Struck by Overturning Crane – Virginia
On August 8, 1994, a 24-year-old male construction laborer (the victim) was fatally injured when a crane being used to lower a bucket of gravel from the shoulder of an interstate highway into a … [Read more...] about Laborer Dies After Being Struck by Overturning Crane – Virginia